PLANTS Profile for Rhynchospora radicans ssp. microcephala (tropical whitetop)

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PLANTS Profile

Rhynchospora radicans (Schltdl. & Cham.) H. Pfeifer ssp. microcephala (Bertero ex Spreng.) W.W. Thomas
tropical whitetop

Symbol:

RHRAM

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Cyperaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

HI		I
PR		N
VI		N

More Information:

Images:
Rhynchospora radicans (Schltdl. & Cham.) H. Pfeifer ssp. microcephala (Bertero ex Spreng.) W.W. Thomas

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Synonyms:
Rhynchospora radicans (Schltdl. & Cham.) H. Pfeifer ssp. microcephala (Bertero ex Spreng.) W.W. Thomas

	DIMI7	Dichromena microcephala Bertero ex Spreng.
	DIRA3	Dichromena radicans Schltdl. & Cham. p.p.

Distribution:
Rhynchospora radicans (Schltdl. & Cham.) H. Pfeifer ssp. microcephala (Bertero ex Spreng.) W.W. Thomas


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USA (HI), USA+ (PR, VI)

Related Taxa:
Rhynchospora radicans (Schltdl. & Cham.) H. Pfeifer ssp. microcephala (Bertero ex Spreng.) W.W. Thomas

View 38 genera in Cyperaceae, 96 species in Rhynchospora, 1 subspecies in Rhynchospora radicans (Schltdl. & Cham.) H. Pfeifer

Classification:
Rhynchospora radicans (Schltdl. & Cham.) H. Pfeifer ssp. microcephala (Bertero ex Spreng.) W.W. Thomas

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Commelinidae
Order	Cyperales
Family	Cyperaceae – Sedge family
Genus	Rhynchospora Vahl – beaksedge
Species	Rhynchospora radicans (Schltdl. & Cham.) H. Pfeifer – tropical whitetop
Subspecies	Rhynchospora radicans (Schltdl. & Cham.) H. Pfeifer ssp. microcephala (Bertero ex Spreng.) W.W. Thomas – tropical whitetop

Introduced Information:
Rhynchospora radicans (Schltdl. & Cham.) H. Pfeifer ssp. microcephala (Bertero ex Spreng.) W.W. Thomas

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Rhynchospora radicans (Schltdl. & Cham.) H. Pfeifer ssp. microcephala (Bertero ex Spreng.) W.W. Thomas

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 524622.

Time Generated: 05/22/2013 09:26 AM CDT